Statutory rape case continued to April

2:52 PM,
Mar. 5, 2013

Stewart

Written by

Rance Burger
RBURGER@NEWS-LEADER.COM

Court proceedings will wait as an attorney prepares to defend a Sparta woman facing a 14-count felony indictment on sex charges.

Kayla D. Stewart, 22, saw her case continued to an April 16 preliminary hearing at the request of defense attorney Scott Hinote of Ozark. Stewart is charged with nine counts of second-degree statutory rape and five counts of second-degree statutory sodomy.

According to Sparta Police Sgt. Noah Snelson's probable cause statement, Stewart maintained a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boy between Aug. 14 and Oct. 6, 2012. She was arrested in November. ...